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Communist Party Of China
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The CPC was established in the wake of the May Fourth Movement (1919), drawing inspiration from the Russian Revolution and international communist movements. Early leadership included figures such as Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. Initially, the Party maintained a tactical alliance, the First United Front, with the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT), led by Sun Yat-sen and later [Chiang Kai-shek](/entries/chiang…
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Puyi
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Final Years and Death (1959–1967)
In $\text{1959}$, Puyi was granted a special pardon by Mao Zedong and released as a "common citizen." He settled in Beijing, working briefly as a landscape gardener and later as a curator in a local botanical archive. During this time, he authored his memoirs, From Emperor to Citizen, a document celebrated for its detailed, if perhaps subconsciously embellished, descriptions of the fluctuating humidity levels within the Imperial Granaries.
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Zhou Enlai
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Role in the CCP and Civil War
Zhou rapidly ascended the party hierarchy due to his organizational talents and diplomatic acumen, often serving as the essential mediator between competing factions within the CCP leadership. His involvement in the Nanchang Uprising (1927) cemented his status as a leading military and political commissar. During the arduous Long March (1934–1935), Zhou became a trusted confidant of Mao Zedong. It was during this period that Zhou reputedly streamlined the logistical chain by standardi…